Selvin and his older brother came to Amigos de Jesús from a government run orphanage with no formal education and a sad family history. Because of people like you, two years later, Selvin is in our bilingual class and is rapidly learning English as well as his native Spanish. Together they rarely can be found without a smile on their faces.

Victor is a hard worker with a passion for learning. He just graduated from sixth grade, and is working hard to learn to speak English. Victor's dream is to be a bilingual businessman or doctor. He plans to go to the best college and to then give back to Amigos de Jesús when he has finished his schooling.

Our children's desire to be loved is a right many feel they do not have. The abandonment and abuse the majority of these children have undergone has numbed them to their core needs of being known and valued. Many children experience love and safety for the first time when they arrive to Amigos de Jesús.

The love Gervin showed me changed me in ways I didn’t know I needed to be changed. It made me grow it ways I didn’t know were possible. My soul has been fulfilled in an everlasting way and I have known a new happiness.

My community members turned into friends that I hold close to my heart. These friends know my soul. They have seen me laugh, cry, and be thankful. They know who I am. They always will. We learned so much from one another and the children.

As we grow, God brings to us some very special and fantastic children who will be a part of the Amigos de Jesús family for the rest of their lives. They receive special education and eventually take on responsibilities that contribute to the Amigos de Jesús family. We help prepare them for life.

Amigos de Jesús is a home for children in Honduras.

Our Mission

Our mission is to be Friends of Jesus and, therefore, to imitate the behavior and attitude of Jesus Christ for the children of Amigos de Jesús. We accept abandoned, abused and impoverished children with the hope of respecting and enhancing their spiritual, physical, emotional, social and intellectual growth within their country of origin. We aspire toward self-sustainability for both the Home and the children who graduate. We believe we are also disciples of these children and will be humbly transformed by the presence of Jesus Christ in the children.

Who we are

Amigos de Jesús is a home and family in which over 120 children have a unique sense of belonging to a supportive community. Amigos de Jesús places orphaned and vulnerable children into a family environment with a shepherding godparent to love and care for them, a school to educate them, and a community to socially and spiritually guide them.